Natural History of St. Kilda

In 1697 Martin Martin, a Gaelic-speaking scholar from Skye, travelled to St Kilda to study the island's flora and fauna and to learn about the now extinct great auk. Much of the information that he gathered during this expedition was relayed to him by the islanders.

About the author

John A. Love was born and brought up in Inverness. He studied at Aberdeen University for ah Honours degree in Zoology, followed by three years postgraduate research before going to live on the Isle of Rum National Nature Reserve in 1975 before taking up a position with Scottish Natural Heritage as Area Officer for Uist, Barra and St Kilda. He lives on South Uist and retired in 2006 to concentrate on writing, drawing and lecturing. He has written a number of books including Rum: A Landscape Without Figures, also published by Birlinn.

Summary

In 1697 Martin Martin, a Gaelic-speaking scholar from Skye, travelled to St Kilda to study the island's flora and fauna and to learn about the now extinct great auk. Much of the information that he gathered during this expedition was relayed to him by the islanders.

Product details

• Authors: David Hamilton, Dr. David Hamilton, John Love, John Hamilton Love, Love John
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781912476497
• ISBN: 978-1-912476-49-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; NATURE / General, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Western Isles, Outer Hebrides